A spokesperson for St. Paul Public Works said road construction continued uninterrupted, and the mayor emphasized that St. Paul Police squad cars will still respond to emergencies, though they’ll do so by phone and radio dispatch, and without the aid of squad laptops.

Gov. Tim Walz has activated a National Guard cyber protection unit in response. City officials say many online systems are down, including payments.

Emergency services are fully operational, but some backend software challenges are continuing as servers remain down.